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Cypress Lawn Arboretum Day 2021: November 12th
Dearest friends, neighbors, and tree-lovers near and far — It is my honor to extend to you a cordial in-person (as well as virtual!) invitation to our second-annual Arboretum Day, […]
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PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, CURATION: CARING FOR THE TREES OF CYPRESS LAWN ARBORETUM
There is a certain awe that a tree may inspire, when given our attention. The dappled light passing through a curtain of pine needles; a shimmering branch of copper beech […]
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Dancing on the Brink of the World: Volume IV – Seed
Let me tell you a story, from a decade ago, about the first Monterey cypress I ever came to know… She lives on Bodega Head, nestled a hundred paces away […]
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Plant Vision: Giving Our Attention to the Trees Around Us
By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz I know this feeling of being a child, one of my first waking memories. Running circle after circle on the lawn of my new […]
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Dancing on the Brink of the World: Volume III – Specimen
A Photo Blog Series Showcasing the Diversity of Global Plantings of the Monterey Cypress By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, in its wisened maturity past a century in […]
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Welcome to Cypress Lawn Arboretum:
A Short Feature FilmBy Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz Hello, friends! Recent months have been full of growth and change here at Cypress Lawn Arboretum. This short feature documentary film seeks to share […]
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From Acorn to Action Plan: Arboretum Allies and a New Era of Tree Care at Cypress Lawn
By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz Cypress Lawn Arboretum has grown through the generations from a vision seeded by our founder, Hamden Holmes Noble, who brought the idea of […]
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Dancing on the Brink of the World: Volume II – Natural(ized)
A Photo Blog Series Showcasing the Diversity of Global Plantings of the Monterey Cypress By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz The Monterey cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa), our namesake species at […]
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Dancing on the Brink of the World: Volume I – Memorial
A Photo Blog Series Showcasing the Diversity of Global Plantings of the Monterey Cypress On Cypress Lawn’s first Arboretum Day, November 18, 2020, we will embrace the singular healing act […]
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Arboretum Day: November 18th, 2020
Cypress Lawn ArboretumDearest friends, neighbors, and tree-lovers near and far — It is my honor to extend to you a cordial virtual invitation to the first annual Arboretum Day here at Cypress […]